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Melbourne, VIC, AU

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Responsible for providing specialist consultation in relation to integrating best evidence into planning and evaluation of projects across VicHealth.Key responsibilities include:- providing high quality intelligence (research, analysis, interpretation), advice and recommendations to inform decision making- developing program logics and evaluation plans.

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for program redesign, integration and evaluation of the Life! program - a state-wide diabetes and cardiovascular disease prevention program. Key responsibilities included: - evaluation of program impact and outcomes through quantitative and qualitative data analysis- leading the formative research to design a new program model providing.

Melbourne, Australia

Contributed to the external evaluation of the Baby Makes 3 Plus project - programs aimed at the primary prevention of violence against women in the Great South Coast region of Victoria.Key responsibilities included: - data collection through phone interviews - analysis of qualitative data using NVivo- writing, editing and proofreading reports for.

Melbourne, Australia

Contributed to a range of social planning and research projects across portfolios including food security, gambling, access and cultural diversity. Key responsibilities included: - community consultation including facilitation of focus groups and design and analysis of surveys - planning, delivering and reporting on events - developing marketing and.

Melbourne, Australia

Delivered a project investigating access to healthy food in Inner East Metropolitan Melbourne through analysis of Victorian Healthy Food Basket data.

Melbourne, Australia

Genetic epidemiological studies of cardiovascular disease and related risk factors using DNA and data collected as part of the Second Australian National Blood Pressure Study.

Led physiological research into the role of the Angiotensin IV receptor (IRAP) on renal function and blood pressure.

Paris Area, France

Fellow of the Fondation Lefoulon Delalande, Institut de FranceConducted research at the Paris Cardiovascular Research Center (PARCC) into the role of genes and sodium homeostasis in the regulation of blood pressure

- Coordinated and taught workshops and practical classes in human physiology to students enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences- Conducted computer aided learning (CAL) tutorials based on visual learning and student interaction to work through and solve physiology-based problems.- Conducted a series of interactive lectures to.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd)

Activities and Societies: President of the Physiology Student's Society Thesis title: The genetics of blood pressure and related.

Master Of Health Promotion

Dissertation titled "Organisational attitudes to gender equity: Analysis of focus group discussions at Alpine Health and Murrindindi Shire.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc) Honours, Physiology, General, First Class Honours